Rev. Dr. Gary L. Brown was called to be the fifteenth pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on August 19, 2012.  He accepted the call which was effective September 1, 2012.  That was truly an exciting day in the history of this church. Pastor Brown has been ministering and has been responsible for casting the vision for the congregation and preaching and teaching in order to develop mature disciples of Jesus Christ.

Reverend Brown is a native of El Paso, Texas and a product of Prince George’s County Public School System in Maryland. While at N.C. Central, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a master’s degree in education, with a concentration in higher education administration. He later earned a doctorate in leadership studies from N.C. A&T University in Greensboro.